Shelf-Life was in many ways a blend of J Goodfred's Metallica/metal influences and my more post punk/pop posturing (yes kids, that's intended alliteration). To me, this song was one of the more obvious examples of that. John had written the music long before we met and the same is true for my lyrics...which are just your generic, dumb love song type. And yeah, I think that's a bass solo from me. Yikes.